Monster trout of the Rangitikei River

[@mikefsher]

Nice work fellas. Good to get a nice commentary as events unfold - finishes things of well and educational as well...

[@troutboynz]

Excellent production, well done.

[@zeissOholic]

well made video. First fished the river in 1981. We flew in with Toby Clark and were in there for 11 days based at Trick creek. The Red deer were thick and the trout were all big. The smallest one I caught was over 9lb. Got a nice Sika head above Ecology in April 1988 when we flew in with Rusty Nairn; no fishing that trip. Walked in from the Desert Road in Dec 1989 and noticed the trout had got smaller and there were more Sika than Reds. Beautiful place.

[@prwoolrich]

Thank you so much for a superb video of a spectacular area New Zealand is a country I one day wish to visit and fly fish

[@MrTrentis]

Great vid. Thanks for up loading

[@leothomasful]

Awesome video guys!!!

[@chrisblyth7640]

Gotta love the tikei and the North Island, cant wait to get back over there!!

[@chrisblyth7640]

Goin back there in about 10 weeks time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yee haa

[@ToeBiter2]

Nice video Clyde, impressive fish and beautiful location - it inspires me to get back out on the river. Good to catch up with you at Peachgrove School the other day. cheers Darryl

[@TheGrafBoys]

Thanks, Darryl. Man, it's one beaut river! All the best for the New Year.

[@marcobottcher3813]

Great video,I'm getting hungry to come back to Middleearth next year.

[@joshjameskiwibushman]

cracking vid lads

[@georgefielding4046]

beautiful. Thanks

[@dudekiwi]

Excellent stuff. Yeah I fished those exact same pools quite some years ago. Back em day's DOC opened up for 6 or 8 weeks each year a permit ballot system but only a couple landing area's so the hunters could give the Sika a good thrashing and I was lucky enough to be asked to make up the numbers to keep Heli prices down. Only hassle I had was each day I'd walk down to the Ecology and Rangitikei junction and fish back up to camp. The fishing was limited as I'd walk down each day I'd scent the water. Browns when scented ... well hare ra for the day , Rainbows maybe couple hours later if you are lucky. So yeah Mike knows it and fishing as you go was the one. I'm a left handed fisherman as well so it was good going for me. What confused me was how'd you's get out? People also land further up and raft down as well aye ? Good stuff Grafs Boy's I was surprised not to see a Rifle, but hay are you fishing or Hunting aye ? I might even have a KZbin clip on already of that trip or I will look now and whip one up if not. Happy New Year I think I'll fishing now.

[@TheGrafBoys]

One of the team carried a rifle on his pack, Dude. It sure is a superb stretch of water! Cheers.

[@georgefielding4046]

done it twice. It's fishing heaven

[@GibaPesca]

Parabéns !! Show de vídeo.

[@upsidedahead]

wow your guide is taking all the prime fish !

[@burnwash8174]

Very nice video - only one thing I don't get; you fly into what appears to be remote backcountry, and come across a fancy posted sign proclaiming 'You are here' ??

[@TheGrafBoys]

I agree. I was surprised, too. It's simply marking where these massive ground snails are. And that's it. Nothing else. A few people visit the site over the years. Cheers!

[@tharp42]

Burnwash Indeed.

[@jamesstreet337]

awesome video. always wanted to fish that section of the river. How did you get out? do you walk up above the wilderness zone and chopper out?

[@MatteoOnlyFlyFishing]

cool video man! i subscribe on your channel!

[@tharp42]

This is just lovely. While I am no fan of heli-access (hike in you lazy fucks), the skills, info, and overall conservation tone of this video is just great. You Kiwis are lucky to have such rich and pristine waters, and it's good to see that you know it.

[@TheGrafBoys]

Help stop the poisoning of New Zealand's rivers and streams. Spread this video clip to raise awareness ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZobJY6p4pdeGrZI

[@carlyletom301]

I've never tasted Trout. Does it taste similar to salmon?

[@TheGrafBoys]

Hi, Tom. It's a bit like salmon, but a little more bland. In saying that, a fresh rainbow hen can be a beaut bit of eating fish.

[@8626John]

Nice video, but it seems odd your guide did so much fishing.

[@hjbadventuresnz6467]

intro song?

[@itz_gachauwu._.3107]

I live there

[@kaseyjoshkaseyjosh3366]

How much 1080 IS in those trout now .. Russian roulette maybe... big thanks for everything the Grath brothers are doing to stop murdering everything in New Zealand that breathes...

[@CampCreekGrass]

We here in the USA could take lessons from Kiwi anglers but alas too many wankers here.👍